After working for over three decades in Wrangell, resident Jim Nelson has retired at the age of 56.

Nelson spent the last five years working as general manager of the Tyee Hydroelectric Plant for Thomas Bay Power Authority, which serves both Wrangell and Petersburg.

Prior to his time at Thomas Bay, Nelson worked 28 years for the city and borough of Wrangell.

Some of his proudest accomplishments in his career include the installation of the power line out to Muskeg Meadows golf course and establishing the electric heat rate for the city while working for Wrangell, and the “big rewind” of the hy...